Compare And Contrast Essay On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Provoked by the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, The United States retaliated while putting an end to the war in 1945. During this year in early August, the US dropped two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two major and important Japanese cities. Ever since those events during World War II, the Unites States has been praised and criticized for the act. While the act itself was inhumane, the US was justified for dropping at least one of the deadly atomic bombs.
One way that the US is justified in dropping the atomic bomb, is because it signaled the end of the war with Japan- or sped up the surrendering. After the second bombing at Nagasaki, the Japanese government surrender unconditionally to the United States. However, Japan was on the verge of surrendering at any moment, according to President Truman. In his opinion, as soon as Russia entered the war Japan would quickly ‘fold up’. While a tough competitor, Japan had no idea of who they were really at war with, on the grounds that the United States were willing to do anything to stop the war with a victory. The two atomic bombs was that heavy and destructive push that showed Japan just what they were up against.
As President Harry Truman said in statement on August 6, 1945 that if Japan did not surrender they
One example of the amount of lives saved, would be from Operation Downfall; if US soldiers were to invade Japan through the two step operation, the total amount of fatalities would be devastating. Not only would it be devastating for American citizens, but also for Japanese civilians; ultimately, President Truman’s goal was to save as many lives as possible. “My object is to save as many American lives as possible but I also have a humane feeling for the women and children in Japan.” (President Truman.